Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference

Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference
Conference	Collegiate Hockey Federation
Founded	2009
Sports fielded	Men's ice hockey;
Division	Division III
No. of teams	8
Region	Northeast
Most recent; champion(s)	Ramapo College Roadrunners; (1st title)
Most titles	Farmingdale State Rams; (7 titles)
Official website	Official website

The Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC) is a collegiate hockey conference that plays in Division III of the Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF). Established in May 2009, The University of Albany, Farmingdale State College, Hofstra University, Union College, Skidmore College, Southern Connecticut State, Siena College and Fairfield University set out to establish an organization.

In the fall of 2019, the Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference welcomed Ramapo College, Hofstra University, Fordham University, and Stony Brook University to its family, solidifying the conference as the premier conference in the Collegiate Hockey Federation. The conference is made up of teams on the Atlantic coast, specifically colleges and universities in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.^[1]

Members[edit]

School	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname
Hofstra University	Hempstead, New York	1935	Private	Pride
Fairfield University	Fairfield, CT	1942	Private (Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities)	Stags
Farmingdale State College	East Farmingdale, NY	1912	Public (State University of New York)	Rams
Fordham University	New York, NY	1841	Private (Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities)	Rams
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, CT & North Haven, CT	1929	Private	Bobcats
Ramapo College	Mahwah, New Jersey	1969	Public (New Jersey's public system of higher education)	Roadrunners
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	1957	Public (State University of New York)	Seawolves
Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven, CT	1893	Public (Connecticut State University System)	Owls

Former members[edit]

School	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname
State University of New York Maritime College	Throggs Neck, New York	1874	Public (State University of New York)	Privateers
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs, New York	1903	Private	Thoroughbreds
Union College	Schenectady, New York	1795	Private	Dutchmen
University at Albany	Albany, NY	1844	Public (State University of New York)	Great Danes